How to Shake Hands like a Gentleman - Handshake Etiquette for Confident Introductions

About this video

The Gazette team provides a comprehensive guide to mastering the handshake, covering its historical origins, appropriate social contexts, and proper technique. They discuss cultural variations in handshaking practices around the world, then detail the mechanics of a proper handshake including grip pressure, timing, body positioning, and hygiene considerations, while also addressing common mistakes and etiquette for recovering from them.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team emphasizes that a proper handshake requires a firm grip from the elbow (not shoulder), web-to-web contact between thumbs and index fingers, good eye contact, and a sincere smile to convey trust and respect
• The Gazette team notes that handshaking customs vary significantly across cultures—softer grips are preferred in Turkey, the Middle East, and China, while bowing is customary in Japan and Korea, and some cultures have specific organizational handshakes
• The Gazette team advises rising from your seat before shaking hands, allowing senior or older individuals to initiate, keeping your non-shaking hand visible and relaxed at your side, and maintaining clean, dry hands to show courtesy

Episode details: published December 16, 2019 · 156K views · 12:50 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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